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représailles — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reprisal noun An act of retaliation, especially in response to an attack or injury.
  • retaliation noun An act of revenge carried out in response to harm.

Senses

représailles is used for these senses in English:

  • reprisal An act of retaliation.
  • retaliation Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
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